The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A PLEASURE YACHT CAPSIZES
IN CANARSlE BAY.
A Headstropg and Brutal Captain
Insists Upon Raising
More Sail.
TIE EARNEST PROTESTS MADE
AGAIN>T 1T UNHEEDED.
Fully Half of the Drowned Little
ChIldren-He artrending Strug-
giles aud Scenes.

NKw YORK, July 1.-THE sloop
yacht Mystery left Ruff, Bar, an
island in Cansrsie bay, at 2 o'clock
last evening, loaded almost to the gun.
wales with women and children.
When of Bar en- island enroute for
Canarsie, the yacht cspsized and only
thirteen OF the forty souls composing
her passengers and crew are known to
have been rescued. The party which
was involved In this terrible disaster
were made up chiefly Of German fam.
lilies, residents in Brooklyn and Long
Island city. The sun was jast sinking
wien the passengers Of the Mystery
and Chriatians gathered on the pier to
embark for Cauarsis. 30 many Of the
men Of the party showed the effects Of
the beer they had drunk that the
shippers thought at best to put the
women and children abroad the Mys-
terry, which is Q cabin yacht, 40 feet
long and rates as q much saier boat
than her consort"
THE WOMEN rRorRsTKD.
Their protest was unheedei. The
Mystery and Its precious load swung
of from the Ruffle Bar pier at 7
o'clock. The Chrietisns, rs could be
easily seen, was about swinging out in
the Mystery's wake. Capt. Hen
erickson, OF the Mystery, said In the
hearing Of some Of the women who
were reecured, that he was going to
get TO Canarsie frft or blow a stick
out. Mrs. smither, Of Green Point,
made moet earnest protest against
more sail, as the boat wss alrs ady
heeling away 80 that IL frightened the
women almost into Mysteries. Capt.
Hendrickson declared that he could
sell the Mystery through a gale, ard
persisted In his order for mDe sail.
The reef knots were uniastened
and the boom dropped just
a. q equal Of considerable
violence struck the tail. In second
she was on beam ends, and all the
people were struggling in the ehoppy
sea. The catastrophe was witnesstd
from the tug j. o. D,an, which was
then over two miles away. For five
minutes the yacht remained on her
beam end, and the shrouds and bull
warks afforded some hold for
THE KsGuIYKD PEOPLE.
The struggle for q piece to hold on
10 vas awful. Fully half Of the dro sn-
ing people were children. The moth.
ers made frantic efforts 10 get their
little ones 10 where they could hold on
10 something. One sfer another they
were swept of In the tide way and
buoyed by their clothing, their hards
waved Ia frantic aud unavailing sp.
peals for help. Some time before the
Dan got near enough 10 be Of use, a
negro put out from Barren Island In a
row beat and was the fret 10 aid the
drowning people. Alt:gsthtr seven
OF the lives taved are 10 be credited
solely TO his efforts. When the Dean
arrived there were few OF the victims
still above the surface. As she neared
q woman floating, tryi5g 20 buoy up
her four year old child, man on the
guards suddenly exclaimed, my God,
that Ia my wife," and dived 10 her aid.
The woman had already loet her
grip on the child and was about sink.
Ing when he reached her. He had the
choice OF saving her or his child, and
he choee the wife. He and she were
soon drawn aboard the Dean, but
TIE CHILD SANK BxYoRK THEIR EYEs
The next grappled was q woman oil
middle sge, who had been kept on the
surface by her stoutneee. Sac, how
ever, was 90 exhausted that she died .
few minutes after she was brought
aboard the tug. A child and another
woman died after they were tsker
out, but the Deans willing passenger
and crew succeeded In rtscuing fiy,
alive.
According 10 the latest reports thIl
morning the disaster proves 10 be fully
~ serious ~ at hbt related. The nun
Der Of liyea Loot will not be lees thar
twenty-five and Ia likely 10 reach
txenty.eevsn. The party was mainly
from the eastern district Of Brooklyn
and was known az the Cretcent zach
Club. II was q nominil organization
simply for the purpose Of q chowdel
= party or picnic and In the depth o
grief and horror that the accident hai
plunged its members they are scarcely
able 10 tell the particulars Of the make
up. oil their own party. The numbe
oil invited guests, known only 10 Oh,
persons who extended the invitation
and not TO the others, makes II impos
sible even yet 10 give list q the pas
sengers o. the Inflated yacht. Tn,
best advices estimate the whole Loaf
at thiriyrevtn and the number OF
rnosE ahvKD ARE ONLY Ten.
The following IL list OF the Lost ri
10 the latest reports: M. schwind
the blind accordion player, resi-
denoe unknown; Mis. Brandell, Mr.
Louise O'Bernier, Of 1iS Varet street
Brooklyn,E. d her husband John VA
in one OF the other boats; Frank O
0'Bernier, seven years old; Li.zi
0'Bernler, five years old; Charli
0'Bernier, two years old; Mrs. Weiss
OF Bash wick Mrs Fargo, the daugh,
or OF Mrs. Weise; achih Of Mrs. Fsr
20; Annie Bader, 0syenteen ytars Ole
Of II Morell street, Brooklyn, l. ID.
Philip JombsV, Freddie Lombars
little girl OF the 6ame family, Geo
Khng, eight yean old, Of Canarsie
Nicholas Scheidi, Of DekaA avenue
near Bushwick avenue; Capt. DAyi,
Hendrickson, OF Canafsiei Henri,
Hindrickson, his nine year old con
two young men, whose names are IN
known 10 the surviyors, supp )sed b
he James Burgeee and Marks Stark.
THERE ARK oTHKU MISSING
and undoubtedly drowned, bat q
some Of the people OF the ohowde
party returned 10 Williamsburg las
night their nance could not be astef
famed at Canarsie.
The survivors and Others Of The
flub WHO ware on the other boala still